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hackerman12345··on What Happens to Us Does Not Happen to Most of You
If you planned to hire based on an immediate need, it would require you to discriminate against pregnant women though. For example, if you need someone to do x immediately for the next y months, hiring someone who you know would need leave during that would be a pretty major issue.

So maybe you could simply hire her as well as another person who would be less likely to require leave during that period, but then your payroll needs grow - not a great business decision for a startup or whatever.

I think it's easy to see how this could be a predicament for a business without extra money and "get over it" isn't a very good answer IMO - at the very least you'll have discrimination being done in disguise until there's a better answer.

hackerman12345··on Henley Passport Index – The number of countries holders can travel to visa-free
Is that common? My tourist visa to Brazil lasts 10 years, which is standard I thought.
hackerman12345··on Palantir deployed a predictive policing system in New Orleans
Stop and Frisk is intended for finding illegal knives or handguns.
hackerman12345··on Palantir deployed a predictive policing system in New Orleans
And the Wall Street Banker is unlikely to be on his way to a in-person mugging appointment. Rich people usually avoid petty or violent crimes.
hackerman12345··on Palantir deployed a predictive policing system in New Orleans
You are misreading his comments about women and democracy. He was simply saying that certain demographics aren't receptive to libertarians - he was not saying that women shouldn't have the right to vote and that democracy is bad. I daresay it's impossible to read his full writing in question and come to the conclusion one might get from simply reading an excerpt of two sentences that the Politico article wants you to see.

" It would be absurd to suggest that women’s votes will be taken away or that this would solve the political problems that vex us."

"I believe that politics is way too intense. That’s why I’m a libertarian. Politics gets people angry, destroys relationships, and polarizes peoples’ vision: the world is us versus them; good people versus the other."

hackerman12345··on Most images of black holes are illustrations. Here’s what our telescopes capture
It is my understanding that black holes create new stars. It's also my understanding that small mass will eventually be drawn towards bigger mass. Does this mean the eventual "heat death of the universe" won't actually happen as stray light/heat/RF/particles/whatever will always get drawn in back towards a mass like a blackhole and reformed?
hackerman12345··on Ask HN: Successful one-person online businesses?
Find a cofounder who can talk comfortably with the country folk*.
hackerman12345··on Shipwell – Helping every business ship freight as well as Amazon
Making it official should get rid of it ;).
hackerman12345··on Connecticut Hunting Down Online Shoppers Who Didn't Pay Sales Tax
Because it's not consumer friendly to have to have a CPA, a spreadsheet, and a lawyer on call every time you buy a $5 USB mouse.
hackerman12345··on How to sell a $300 chocolate bar
I think they're saying, "No joke, the street is really called that!".
hackerman12345··on Switzerland embraces digital currencies and crypto-entrepreneurs
Do you heat your house? Maybe not, maybe you live somewhere warm, but many people do.

Consider that bitcoin mining (or hashing for science) is a much more efficient way to make heat than simply converting energy into heat for the sake of heat.

hackerman12345··on Alcohol use disorder largest risk factor for dementia
It's hard to believe someone with that habit lives long enough to get dementia.
hackerman12345··on After Decades of Growth, Colleges Find It’s Survival of the Fittest
Now you have a more educated populace and everyone benefits.
hackerman12345··on After Decades of Growth, Colleges Find It’s Survival of the Fittest
I got great value from CC. But you'll want to make sure it not only has proper (regional) accreditation, but also a "transfer agreement" to the local university of your choice.

This isn't 100% necessary, but it sure helps as a guideline to know what courses have value for your future program. The naming schemes at different schools can be confusing ("Am I supposed to take Technical Calculus 1 or Calculus 1 for Scientists and Engineers?") - so having the direct transfer numbers is helpful. The advisors at CC aren't always necessarily educated and may make assumptions like EE and EE Tech being the same program..

Finally, if you're going on to a BS, the AS is next to useless in my experience (besides resume fodder). It's the actual classes that transfer that are the value, and whether you finish at CC or not is not a big deal.. (though go ahead and do it if it's just like a few classes different).

CC is cheap and there's sometimes interesting courses like archaeology or whatever so have fun with that.

Cons:

It can be a little more difficult to find a top quality internship while you're a CC student. You should still try to find one though, and join clubs and whatnot.. CC won't have FSAE but they do tend to have other stuff.

hackerman12345··on Like Peter Thiel, Tech Workers Feel Alienated by Silicon Valley ‘Echo Chamber’
The other contender says nice words while killing people and starting wars in the background, is that really the superior moral choice?
hackerman12345··on Like Peter Thiel, Tech Workers Feel Alienated by Silicon Valley ‘Echo Chamber’
Do you think someone who sees Michael Moore's silly opinions on twitter has been exposed enough to liberals to feel educated about them enough to properly dislike them?
hackerman12345··on Accurate Genomic Prediction of Human Height
Yes, plenty of evidence shows taller people (up to a point) have more success in many areas.
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